At this moment.
Su Huai suddenly took out the Great Gao and shouted out righteously.
The entire courtyard, including the Embroidered Uniform Guards surrounding the door and the commoners who were watching the show, were all stunned.
Great Gao!
It was also the "path of justice" left behind by the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty for the people!
If they were bullied by corrupt officials and had been wronged, they could go to the capital with the Great Gao in their hands. Along the way, the government, yamen, and post stations could not stop them from seeing the Great Gao.
If he struck the Dengwen Drum outside the Imperial City, he would be proving that he had suffered a great injustice and needed the emperor to personally handle it!
Actually…
Similar measures like the "Dengwen Drum" had existed since the Great Zhou Dynasty.
However, in the past dynasties, other than a few 'wise monarchs', most of them had reduced it to a mere formality.
However…
During the Hongwu period, it wasn't like this.
The most famous one was the 18th year of Hongwu, when Dongting Lake was flooded and disaster victims were everywhere. However, the government ignored the disaster and continued to increase taxes.
As a petty official, Qing Wensheng risked his life and brought dozens of his brothers to the capital to beg Zhu Yuanzhang for tax relief.
However, Qing Wensheng, who was the only one left in the capital after breaking through the local obstructions, requested to see him several times. He could not even enter the yamen that was in charge.
With his heart as dead as ashes, he simply held the Great Decree and went all the way to the Imperial City.
At the feet of the emperor, the imperial guards saw the Great Gao and naturally did not dare to ask.
Qing Wensheng ordered him to strike the Dengwen Drum!
When the drumbeats fell, he hanged himself under the Dengwen Drum, leaving only a blood letter to present to Zhu Yuanzhang.
For a moment, all the officials in the court were shocked!
When Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang saw the blood letter, he was furious.
The consequences of this matter, from the Huguang Administrative Commissioner to the Longyang County magistrate, were beheaded and dismounted.
The legend of the Dengwen Drum once again caused a huge uproar among the people!
At the same time.
The Great Gao was also valued by the common people because of this matter.
Basically, every household had a copy of it. This allowed the Great Ming Law to further deepen the hearts of the people and provide a good foundation for the entire Great Ming Dynasty's civil governance.
And now.
As Su Huai took out the Great Decree, the originally aggressive Embroidered Uniform Guards instantly froze on the spot.
He could neither advance nor retreat.
There was no other reason!
Even though they were the minions of the emperor, they had to face Zhu Yuanzhang's promise to the entire Ming Dynasty!
Even if they were given ten thousand guts, they would not dare to step forward and offend him.
"You want to use the Great Gao to pave the way?"
However, not daring to stop them did not mean that they were willing to retreat.
"Do you think you can beat the Dengwen Drum just because you want to?" Tu Zhen, who was the leader, said coldly. We have been ordered to investigate the case. The case of Lan Yu is of great importance. It is a heinous crime of rebellion!”
"This is a major case personally assigned by His Majesty.”
"To strike the Drum of Ascending News, one must have a grievance! If he struck casually, he would be deceiving the emperor! He knew that it was a serious case of rebellion, but he wanted to rely on the Dengwen Drum?”
"Let me give you a piece of advice out of kindness. If your father is not deeply involved, perhaps you will only be sent to remote places like Lingnan and still have a trace of life. However, if you continue to deceive the emperor, your nine families will be implicated!”
However…
Facing Tu Zhen and the other Embroidered Uniform Guards, who were eyeing them covetously.
Su Huai's expression was serious, his heart filled with Hai Rui's Hai Gangfeng's integrity and determination.
He only raised the Great Gao and firmly spat out two words!
"Move aside!"
Tu Zhen narrowed his eyes, and the Embroidered Uniform Guards glared at him.
"Move aside!"
Su Huai shouted again. At the same time, he approached step by step, wanting to walk out of the door.
Tu Zhen's footsteps still did not move. He looked in front of him. According to the information, this should be an eighteen-year-old youth. There was clearly a naivety in his eyes that had not come into contact with the world.
However, the courage and tenacity he had now was something that was hard to see even in some of the more mature and prudent elders.
He wanted to persuade her again.
However, the green face in front of him pressed on step by step without any intention of stopping. It continued until the Great Gao was about to touch his face…
"Move aside!"
With a sudden roar, the veins on Tu Zhen's five fingers popped out as he grabbed the Embroidered Spring Saber at his waist.
However…
He looked at the two words that were becoming more and more obvious.
At this moment, he felt that the anger that had accumulated in his chest for hundreds of years could only be suppressed in the end.
Tu Zhen's originally motionless footsteps slowly took a step back…
He took two steps back!
Three steps back!
Behind him.
None of the Brocade Guards dared to stay any longer.
Wherever the young man passed, a path unconsciously appeared!
Su Huai walked out of the house with the Great Decree in his hand.
Looking up, besides the angry Embroidered Uniform Guards who were gathering their killing intent, there were also stunned neighbors outside the alley.
There were too many people who were familiar with Su Huai. They had even watched him grow up.
However…
The latter gave everyone an indescribable sense of strangeness.
Su Huai continued walking forward.
"Big brother! What…what should we do?"
Tu Zhen frowned deeply." Follow him. The moment he puts down the Great Gao, execute him immediately! If he didn't go to the Imperial City, he would be executed immediately!”
"Yes, sir! Then this place…"
"Leave a few people here to watch." Tu Zhen pointed at the few of them and then instructed,"Also, just in case, report this matter to Thousand Households Song as soon as possible. We must let Lord Jiang know.”
"Yes, sir!"
He had thought that today was just a simple task of collecting evidence and taking away a few criminals.
But what happened now…
However, it gave Tu Zhen a huge headache. If this matter was not handled well…
It was still fine if that kid put down the Great Gao halfway or found an opportunity to escape. He would just kill him!
However, if he really went to the Imperial City and struck the Dengwen Drum…
That was to alarm His Majesty.
The more the matter blew up, the more uneasy he felt.
After settling his thoughts, he gave some instructions.
Tu Zhen also immediately followed Su Huai's footsteps. He really hoped that the other party was just taking advantage of the opportunity to escape.
Just as they left, only two people were left to guard the courtyard.
The woman's expression was mournful and terrified as she hugged her daughter, trembling.
The five-year-old girl in his arms was still pale. She was obviously frightened.
At this moment, she sounded like she was crying.
"Mother…bad guys, those bad guys are gone. Big brother, where did big brother go? Daddy left, sob sob…I don't want big brother to leave too.”
The woman suppressed her sobs and wiped the tears from her eyes. She comforted her in a low voice,
"Big Brother has brought them out. Cheng 'er, be good! It's alright! It's alright! Big Brother will come back, and Father will come back.”
"We'll be fine. The whole family will be fine.”
"Wow…"
As if he had received his mother's comfort, the fear that he had been scared silly just now suddenly surged out.
The little girl couldn't hold it in anymore. She buried her face in her mother's arms and cried bitterly.
……
At the same time.
Su Huai walked out of Huai An Street step by step. As he walked out, the gazes from all around him were endless.
He could also feel the killing intent of the Embroidered Uniform Guards behind him.
Su Huai knew very well that if he were to put down the Great Decree now, or if he were to deviate from the direction of the Imperial City, he would probably be greeted with a cold arrow from who knows where!
But for some reason.
Perhaps it was because of the character template, but at this moment, he did not lack courage, rationality, and strength. In fact, he was even more solemn and majestic in his heart!
[Hai Rui: Character compatibility: 3%]
Another message flashed in front of him.
Suddenly!
Su Huai stopped in his tracks. The justice, decisiveness, and boldness in his heart were elevated once again.
He suddenly looked in a direction.
It was a shady shop that few people usually went to.
Behind him.
As Su Huai suddenly stopped in his tracks, Tu Zhen laughed coldly. He knew that this young man didn't dare to hit the Dengwen Drum at all. He just wanted to find a chance to escape.
He was waiting for the other party to make a move. At that time, he would shoot the crossbow in his hand without hesitation.
However…
In the next moment.
Tu Zhen was stunned again.
He looked in the direction Su Huai was looking at and froze on the spot.
That was because it was a coffin shop!
At the same time.
The voice of the youth in front of him also sounded decisively.
"Sixth Master, please give me a coffin!"
When this voice resounded in his ears.
He felt all the hair on his body stand on end.
This kid…
Was this kid really crazy?
Could it be that he wanted to imitate Qing Wensheng in the 18th year of Hongwu?
One more time…
Beat the Dengwen drum with the order to play?
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